The organizers of the Australian Grand Prix of Formula Onewhich was held this weekend in Melbourne, indicated this Monday that they are investigating the runway invasion by fans before the end of the race.
a group of fans managed to bypass security protections and stand a few meters from the asphalt while the cars were still traveling at high speed during the appointment on Sunday, according to the images published in the Australian media.
Andrew Westacottdirector of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation -organizer of the event-, declared today that check the security cameras of the circuit to understand what went wrong in the protocol when the race had not yet officially finished.
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“Hay a small number of people allowed to enter the track following the race concludes (…) The spectators (who jumped onto the track early) had broken one of the (security) lines, we still don’t know how it happened,” Westacott told ABC public channel.
The organizers met last night “until the wee hours” with representatives of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), which regulates the World Cup Formula 1 and other competitions, and promised to carry out “a very exhaustive investigation”.
“We have many security cameras and a large amount of material to analyze over the next two weeks (…) Motorsport is dangerous, it might have been horrible” of an accident, remarked the Australian.
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In addition to fans at the foot of the tracklocated in the first corner following the finish line and just as the cars crossed the checkered flag, other supporters scaled the security fences, ABC points out.
“Some spectators were able to get to the No. 27 car, the Haas from German Nico Hulkenbergwhich was parked at the exit of turn 2 and still had its flashing red light”, an alert signal regarding the unsafe conditions due to possible electric shocks, according to the report of the race commissioners.
“Security measures and the protocols expected for the event did not applywhich resulted in an unsafe environment for spectators, drivers and race officials,” the stewards stressed.
From EFE.
